“We are encouraging more schools to register for this once in a year opportunity and really show your creativity and skills as a team as well as letting your students have fun with their imagination,” said 2010 Parade of Books coordinator Elly Stoilova.
Up for grabs is a $1,000 cash prize for first place, $750 for second place, $500 for third place, $300 for fourth place, $200 for fifth place and $100 for consolation prizes.
The 6th Annual Parade of Books will be held on March 27 at 2 p.m. at the Marianas High School gym.
The Saipan Rotary Club is inviting all CNMI elementary schools to enter a team of students, who after reading a book of their choosing, will present a creative performance based on the book to compete for cash prizes.
Also, Pacific Islands Club donated 30 water park passes for Best in Spirit Award and one PIC one night stay for the Best Director Award.
Schools who have registered so far are San Vicente Elementary School, Garapan Elementary School, Oleai Elementary School, GTC Elementary School, Koblerville Elementary School, Tanapag Elementary School, Tinian Elementary School, Green Meadow Elementary School, and for the first time, Rota Elementary School and Mount Carmel Elementary School.
The deadline now to register your school’s team is on Friday, March 5. For more information, contact Elly Stoilova at 237-5196 or e-mail [email protected].
The 2010 Parade of Books is sponsored by Delta Airlines, Kishiwada North Rotary Club, Pacific Islands Club, DFS Galleria, Marianas Variety News & Views and Freedom Air.
Health Awareness Fair
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College is inviting the public to its first Health Awareness Fair at the NMC As Terlaje campus.
The fair is co-sponsored by Bridge Capital LLC and organized by the NMC Nursing Club, the Division of Public Health, NMC-CREES, College Access Challenge Project, the Associated Students of NMC and the Office of Student Activities and Leadership at NMC.
The fair will feature many useful resources that aim to elevate health awareness and best practices.
Some of these feature free blood pressure and blood sugar checkups, body mass index checkups, cholesterol testing, free H1N1 and flu shots, family planning and counseling, breast and cervical screening, and a booth for the Women, Infant and Children’s program.
Among other health care-related activities and informational booths, the Health Awareness Fair will feature fun activities and entertainment such as the battle of the PROAs competition.
The fair will be held on March 6 at the NMC field from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. There is no fee to attend the fair.
For more information, call 234-5498 Ext. 1521.
Oleai PTSA meeting
(OES) — Oleai Elementary School’s PTSA will meet on Tuesday, March 9, at 6:15 p.m., in the school cafeteria.
Parents and guardians of OES students are requested to attend this meeting.
Pacific Teacher Scholarship Fund
(PREL) — Established in 2004, the Pacific Teacher Scholarship Fund grants students pursuing a teaching career in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific assistance with tuition.
The fund was founded by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning with a mission to increase the number of qualified teachers working in the Pacific region. Each year, five students are awarded scholarships ranging from $750 to $1,000.
PREL is now accepting applications. To apply for a scholarship for the 2010–2011 school year, contact your local PREL service center or visit PREL’s Pacific Teacher Scholarship Web page at www.prel.org., which lists the application form and instructions. All application materials must be received at PREL’s Honolulu office by April 1, 2010.
March Against Cancer
(MMAC) — The 2010 Marianas March Against Cancer team captains will meet on Wednesday, March 3, in the Hyatt Regency’s Chamolinian Room at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, e-mail Catherine Attao at [email protected] or Jojo Camacho at [email protected].
Red Cross Month
WITH March proclaimed as Red Cross Month, the NMI chapter recognized and thanked the supporters and volunteers whose efforts enable the Red Cross to respond to disasters down the street, across the country and around the world.
“The Red Cross works tirelessly to be there with help and hope when people need it most, and we are grateful for the public support that enables us to continue our work — here at home and abroad,” said Juan Diego Tenorio, emergency services director. “Our community and our nation depend on the Red Cross in times of need, and the Red Cross depends on the support of the American people to achieve its mission.”
“During Red Cross Month, we want to recognize the valuable supporters whose generosity makes the work of the American Red Cross possible,” Tenorio added. “In addition, Red Cross Month is a great time for people to get involved with the Red Cross, such as signing up for a CPR, first aid or other Red Cross course; giving a financial gift that can really save the day when the next disaster strikes, or getting involved as a volunteer.”
Agriculture summit to be broadcast live to Tinian and Rota
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College will be live broadcasting the agriculture summit to residents of Tinian and Rota at the respective NMC instructional sites between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, March 3.
In collaboration with Department of Lands and Natural Resources and the Saipan and the Northern Islands Municipal Council, Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Education, and Extension Service is hosting its second agriculture summit at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort in Kagman aimed at helping farmers and ranchers find ways to conserve and preserve the environment and provide information about the current agriculture market climate and opportunities for growth.
DEQ monthly cleanup brigade
(DEQ) — The Division of Environmental Quality cleanup brigade will be at it again, this time picking up trash at Cow Town Beach in Marpi.
If you would like to volunteer, meet the DEQ representatives on Saturday, March 6, at 8 a.m. in the former Cow Town parking lot.
Volunteers will split into groups and go east or west cleaning the beach until 10 a.m. and break for drinks and then continue, if needed.
For more information, contact DEQ at 664-8500.
Red flag at 4 Saipan sites
(DEQ) — The Division of Environmental Quality says water samples collected from Tank Beach, North Laulau Beach, South Laulau Beach and Unai Dangkulo contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria that exceeded the CNMI’s marine water quality standards.
DEQ has given these locations a red flag and advises the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
